Country information

Dominican Republic

Area

48.730 km²

Capital

Santo Domingo

Government

Präsident Danilo Medina Sánchez

Population

10.8 million

Contact

Ulrike Göldner

Regional Manager Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic, Cuba

u.goeldner@lateinamerikaverein.de

+49 (0) 40 413 43 145

Economic data

Basic data 2019 2020 2021
GDP growth in % 5,05 -6,72 4,0P
Export in bn. US$ 20,52 14,43  
Import in bn. US$ 24,85 20,50  
Interest rate in % 2,4 1,5 February 2021: 0,9
Exchange rate DOP-US$ 50,23 58,03 56,42
Inflation rate in % 1,8 3,8 3,6P
HDI (Human Development Index) 0,756    

Foreign Trade

Import products: Mineral fuels and oils, (Electrical) Machinery
Import partner: USA, China

Export products: Gold, Medical instruments, Rolled Tobacco
Export partner: USA

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 23.07.2021
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, Banco Itau, OEC, GTAI

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